Who is Neymar's girlfriend Bruna Marquezine?

The 26-year-old PSG forward has rekindled his romance with his former partner, who is an award-winning actress and model in her native Brazil

Who is Bruna Marquezine?

Actress and model Bruna Marquezine was born in 1995 and hails from Duque de Caixas, Rio de Janeiro, almost 400km from Neymar's family home in Mogi das Cruzes in Sao Paulo state.

She has been appearing on television since she was a child, and before she was 10 years old had appeared in some of Brazil's most popular telenovas (or soap operas) such as Mulheres Apaixonadas (Women in Love) and America.

In 2003, she won the Best Child Actress award at the Melhores do Ano, with Mulheres Apaixonadas taking home five awards in all while Marquezine also picked up numerous awards for her performance in America.

Her newest television show, Deus Salve o Rei, premiered in Brazil in January 2018, and tells the story of a feuding medieval family. In addition to her acting career, she also works as a model, and has over 26 million followers on her Instagram account.

How did she meet Neymar?

The pair initially were introduced at a carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, and began dating shortly after.

In 2013, they broke up for a short time, but were back together before the 2014 World Cup, where Neymar suffered an injury against Colombia while playing in front of his home fans in Brazil. As a result, the then-Barcelona attacker missed the semi-final where the host nation lost 7-1 to eventual winners Germany.

They re-united again in October 2016 but had ended the relationship once more in June 2017 before Neymar's record transfer to PSG. The footballer confirmed the break-up at a charity event, telling reporters "I do not like to talk about personal things, but yes, me and Bruna are separated. It's a decision we have taken."

However, the couple looked to have once again rekindled their romance on New Year's Eve 2017 as they partied with PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and his partner and Victoria's Secret model Izabel Goulart.

Does Bruna Marquezine attend PSG games?

Bruna Marquezine is regularly known to attend international games in Brazil to cheer on Neymar while he is playing for the Selecao, and even visited Brazil's training camp during the World Cup in 2014.

However, with their relationship ended during Neymar's early career at PSG, she did not attend any Ligue 1 games as she focused on her own career and was busy filming Deus Salve o Rei.

What does the future hold?

The future of Neymar and Bruna as a couple is less easy to predict. They have broken up numerous times before getting back together, and it would not be a surprise to hear one of them confirm a separation again before another eventual reunion.

Following their break-up in 2017, the Daily Mail claimed that the reason they split was because Neymar wanted to get married and have Bruna move to Europe with him, but she was looking to concentrate on her acting career.